Shane Lundgren

Shane Christopher Lundgren is an American aviator, commercial aviation businessman, entrepreneur and adventurer. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and member of the Explorers Club Lundgren has led a number of aviation focused expeditions. In 1994 he led the first "online" expedition sponsored by Wired magazine, Magnavox, and Apple Inc. flying across Arctic Siberia in a pair of Russian biplanes. Discovery Online was launched in 1995 through another of his biplane expeditions, this one chronicling indigenous people from Yakutsk to Alaska with the Smithsonian Institution. Subsequently he led polar flying expeditions in 1997 and 1998 with National Geographic filming a documentary on the history of early polar flights. Shane has been active in commercial aviation, aircraft leasing, finance and new technology ventures throughout his career.